Cheapest€32.63
- Transport for New South Wales TN352416:0410h 28m02:32Melbourne AirportParramatta EA
Door to door 11h 12mCO2 19.3 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Melbourne to Sydney bus
Buses from Melbourne to Sydney start at €37.03 and take 10h 3m at their fastest.
The Buses from Melbourne to Sydney starts at €37.03 and takes 10h 3m door to door, run by 1 operator over 713 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 10h 3mDoor to door
- 9h 19mMoving
- €37.03From
- 19.3 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for New South Wales | €32.63 | 10h 1m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Melbourne to Sydney
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €30.9890 days
- €30.9860 days
- €32.0845 days
- €32.0830 days
- €33.1821 days
- €40.3314 days
- €48.037 days
- €70.033 days
- €84.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €30.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 174 percent. The most expensive point is €84.88, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €45.28Sun
- €40.33Mon
- €37.03Tue
- €40.33Wed
- €50.23Thu
- €46.93Fri
- €48.03Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Melbourne
Bus
- Melbourne Airport
- Williamstown
Sydney
Bus
- Parramatta EA
- UTS Shuttle Bus
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 713 km against 713 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Melbourne at 06:08 and the last at 21:06, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 30m | 1h 20m | 3h 10m | €75.66 | 180.8 kg | 64 |
| Train | 5h 35m | 4h 51m | 44m | €88.34 | 23.5 kg | 12 |
| Coach | 10h 3m | 9h 19m | 44m | €37.03 | 19.3 kg | 12 |
Questions about Melbourne to Sydney
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney take?
The Coach from Melbourne to Sydney takes 10h 3m door to door, of which 9h 19m is spent moving. The route runs 713 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney cost?
The Coach from Melbourne to Sydney starts at €37.03 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €40.33. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney?
1 operators run the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney: Transport for New South Wales. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney use?
The Coach from Melbourne to Sydney leaves from Melbourne Airport and arrives at Parramatta EA. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Melbourne to Sydney?
Traveling from Melbourne to Sydney by Flight costs €75.66 and takes 4h 30m door to door, against 10h 3m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney?
Fares for the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €30.98. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 174 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney produce?
The Coach from Melbourne to Sydney produces about 19.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 713 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney?
Operators on the Coach from Melbourne to Sydney publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 10h 3m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Melbourne to Sydney on September 9, 2026: 713 km of route against 713 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €37.03, and 10h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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